Comments on: Top Ten Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave The Life of an Indie Romance Author Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:43:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Blazer http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-174394 John Blazer Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:18:11 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-174394 I am so glad I came across this blog. Very thought provoking and truthful. I am going into business for myself and it is scary. However, what is even more scary is the thought of working another 20-30+ years for another employer. I'd rather take out 10 of those years and work extremely hard on my business(es) and eventually write my own checks. I am so glad I came across this blog. Very thought provoking and truthful.

I am going into business for myself and it is scary. However, what is even more scary is the thought of working another 20-30+ years for another employer. I’d rather take out 10 of those years and work extremely hard on my business(es) and eventually write my own checks.

]]> By: J. Timothy King http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-173160 J. Timothy King Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:43:01 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-173160 Hi, Nadine. Thanks for stopping by! I've subscribed to your blog, and I'll try to read your blog post. I guess we are in money slavery... or rather, slavery to each other to survive. But I'm not sure that's really the issue for me, because we all need each other survive, as human beings. For me, wage-slave vs. entrepreneur is more of a question of lifestyle and values. As an entrepreneur, you get to define your own lifestyle and values, for richer or for poorer. As an employee—for as long as you're desperate to remain an employee—you give up a little of that independence. -TimK Hi, Nadine. Thanks for stopping by! I’ve subscribed to your blog, and I’ll try to read your blog post.

I guess we are in money slavery… or rather, slavery to each other to survive. But I’m not sure that’s really the issue for me, because we all need each other survive, as human beings. For me, wage-slave vs. entrepreneur is more of a question of lifestyle and values. As an entrepreneur, you get to define your own lifestyle and values, for richer or for poorer. As an employee—for as long as you’re desperate to remain an employee—you give up a little of that independence.

-TimK

]]> By: Nadine Schmidt http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-173067 Nadine Schmidt Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:18:22 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-173067 Well,well,well. Basically what you've done here is to define two types of characters...the visionary that creates work and the worker that prefers security...However- aren't these still two types of work-slavery? Both types generate money with the major motivation of having to pay the bills to be able to live - which is work slavery...but using two different approaches. The thing is - and I think that might be worth writing a blog on, which actually I might get on to do in a bit...-do we actually have the option of escaping work slavery...?Or is the only way to do that to become totally self-sufficient and cut off from society...as everything costs money in our society...and to generate this money you'd have to fit in and do your work part...you see what I mean. In fact it's quite depressing thinking about it.So yeah-I prefer your blog actually. http://moonlightstamp.blogspot.com/ Well,well,well. Basically what you’ve done here is to define two types of characters…the visionary that creates work and the worker that prefers security…However- aren’t these still two types of work-slavery? Both types generate money with the major motivation of having to pay the bills to be able to live – which is work slavery…but using two different approaches.

The thing is – and I think that might be worth writing a blog on, which actually I might get on to do in a bit…-do we actually have the option of escaping work slavery…?Or is the only way to do that to become totally self-sufficient and cut off from society…as everything costs money in our society…and to generate this money you’d have to fit in and do your work part…you see what I mean. In fact it’s quite depressing thinking about it.So yeah-I prefer your blog actually.

http://moonlightstamp.blogspot.com/

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]]> By: Lønslave eller iværksætter? « Daily Learning Nuggets http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-61878 Lønslave eller iværksætter? « Daily Learning Nuggets Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:06:20 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-61878 [...] Du kan læse hele indlægget her: Top 10  Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave [...] [...] Du kan læse hele indlægget her: Top 10  Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave [...]

]]> By: J. Timothy King’s Blog » Blog Archive » Life’s Too Short for the Wrong Job http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-58670 J. Timothy King’s Blog » Blog Archive » Life’s Too Short for the Wrong Job Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:05:28 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-58670 [...] of a bunch of ads for a German job-ad site. The concept is: What if every vending machine had a wage slave inside doing all the actual work? The tag line is “Life’s too short for the wrong [...] [...] of a bunch of ads for a German job-ad site. The concept is: What if every vending machine had a wage slave inside doing all the actual work? The tag line is “Life’s too short for the wrong [...]

]]> By: 1001 Lists To Read Before You Die | Terabell - technology, law, programming and a laugh http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-48327 1001 Lists To Read Before You Die | Terabell - technology, law, programming and a laugh Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:30:19 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-48327 [...] to Blog About Right Now 733.  Top Five Reasons For Limiting Flash Use 734.  Top Ten Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave 735.  2 Simple Steps to Finding Your Website’s Voice 736.  33 Names of [...] [...] to Blog About Right Now 733.  Top Five Reasons For Limiting Flash Use 734.  Top Ten Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave 735.  2 Simple Steps to Finding Your Website’s Voice 736.  33 Names of [...]

]]> By: J. Timothy King’s Blog » Blog Archive » Ten Things That Are Different Now That I’m Self-Employed http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-9976 J. Timothy King’s Blog » Blog Archive » Ten Things That Are Different Now That I’m Self-Employed Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:42:18 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-9976 [...] So, some good things, some bad. It’s a trade-off. But even the bad things I’m happy about. When I wrote “Top Ten Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave,” I was being sarcastic. Not everyone seemed to get the sarcasm. I guess that makes sense, because sarcasm is based on irony, which contains a kernel of reality, or at least of plausibility. Reading it now, though, those reasons just sound silly. Why would anyone ever want to live for someone else, rather than living for himself? It just doesn’t seem real. [...] [...] So, some good things, some bad. It’s a trade-off. But even the bad things I’m happy about. When I wrote “Top Ten Reasons to Remain a Wage Slave,” I was being sarcastic. Not everyone seemed to get the sarcasm. I guess that makes sense, because sarcasm is based on irony, which contains a kernel of reality, or at least of plausibility. Reading it now, though, those reasons just sound silly. Why would anyone ever want to live for someone else, rather than living for himself? It just doesn’t seem real. [...]

]]> By: Baba http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-8016 Baba Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:03:30 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-8016 Charlie, I completely agree with yr points and Fear but U also need to listen to what Eric Allum said, particularly #5 of TimK article. I have the same fear but have the inner calling of giving back to my community in whatever capacity. I just realised this past week that I've been doing it on a smaller scale with my services to the church but now more compell to offer more of my Computer, technical and multimedia skills on a larger scale, though still battling with how to survive with my family of 5 with my entrepreneurship income. readinf these articles and others, we need to build up our marketting and econic skills to survive the startup fears. Charlie, I completely agree with yr points and Fear but U also need to listen to what Eric Allum said, particularly #5 of TimK article. I have the same fear but have the inner calling of giving back to my community in whatever capacity. I just realised this past week that I’ve been doing it on a smaller scale with my services to the church but now more compell to offer more of my Computer, technical and multimedia skills on a larger scale, though still battling with how to survive with my family of 5 with my entrepreneurship income. readinf these articles and others, we need to build up our marketting and econic skills to survive the startup fears.

]]> By: Praca nie zając - planowanie.net http://blog.jtimothyking.com/2006/07/27/top-ten-reasons-to-remain-a-wage-slave/comment-page-1#comment-8002 Praca nie zając - planowanie.net Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:04:56 +0000 http://www.jtse.com/blog/?p=98#comment-8002 [...] Trudno się zatem dziwić, że opinia tak popularnej osoby, jaką jest Steve, nie pozostała niezauważona. Oprócz wyważonych komentarzy, np. tu i tu na wpis Pavliny, pojawiły się również ostrzejesze tony. Oczywiście, najwięcej było słów uznania. [...] [...] Trudno się zatem dziwić, że opinia tak popularnej osoby, jaką jest Steve, nie pozostała niezauważona. Oprócz wyważonych komentarzy, np. tu i tu na wpis Pavliny, pojawiły się również ostrzejesze tony. Oczywiście, najwięcej było słów uznania. [...]

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